Religion: Radix Malorum Est Cupiditas?

WHY A SWEEPSTAKES? screamed the copy in the direct-mail ad. And
answered: SIMPLY TO CALL ATTENTION IN A DRAMATIC WAY TO THE NEEDS OF
THE POOR, HUNGRY AND SICK CHILDREN IN PALLOTTINE MISSIONS IN SOUTH
AMERICA, AUSTRALIA AND INDIA. Pictures of children, bellies bloated
from hunger, encouraged compassion. Romantic renderings of the Dodge
Coronet or Apache Eagle camper that a lucky giver might win in return
for his contribution flavored compassion with a dash of greed. And why
not? The Roman Catholic Pallottine Fathers, an international order...